important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
how; in what way; by what means
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Meijin-sen (annual professional shogi title match); Meijin-sen (annual professional go tournament); Meijin-sen (annual competitive karuta title match)
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
pre-war days; before the war
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
final adjustment; final coordination
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all